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Polard says she was “absolutely moved” by the impromptu performance she was treated to.

“I was absolutely moved, no question.”

“That melody is just beautiful. And the fact that he wrote that — it’s just mind-boggling,” she says.

A small crowd of women eventually formed; according to Polard, most of them were soon in tears watching Arcand play.

He seemed happy to have the audience, she says.

As for the piano Arcand was playing, it’s part of OpenPianoYEG. When the outdoor public piano project launched last spring, David Rauch with the organization said he thought the donated pianos would be a great way to spontaneously engage passersby.